They shot into the headlines with this, but not happily so.

“Bombay is a prostitute that people leave behind after satisfying their needs without saying as much as a thank you.”

3. DEVRAJ URS 1979

“I regret your having denied me the honour of receiving it in a virgin state and allowing the press a honeymoon with it before it landed in my arms...”—Replying to a show-cause notice from Indira Gandhi

4. INDIRA GANDHI 1981

“What sort of freedom do these people want? To paint a wrong picture? To distort the truth?”

5. GIANI ZAIL SINGH 1982

“If Madam would ask me to sweep the floor, I would not hesitate to do so.”—Declaring his loyalty to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after she chose him to be the President of India